Using Learning Loop to redefine social indicators
Tackling the problem of under reporting of maternal and infant deaths in rural villages and its affect on building better programmes.
Case Studies
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Mapping how to go about engaging and ‘Building Partnerships’
Create a map to understand the finer details of engaging with multiple stakeholders for a state health service system in India
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Building an effective Theory of Change for ‘Mother and Child’ health in rural contexts
Understanding bottlenecks and creating effective pathways to track government based health services provided to mothers and infants.
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SWOT Analysis as a self evaluation exercise
Using the SWOT analysis tool to think of the next phases of a project in a holistic manner.
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Uncovering barriers to ‘sports for social inclusion’
Using participatory techniques to unearth the causes for under-participation in youth sports programmes in Uzbekistan.
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Designing questions for internal team surveys
Understanding the many issues faced while using internal technology platforms by creating questions at different levels of complexity.
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Working out a new Value Proposition with Business Model Canvas
Using participatory methods to construct the business with concrete goals for a professional clowning service for a group in Brazil.
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Defining the characteristics of future users for ‘sports for social inclusion’
Understanding who the target audience is, was the first step towards possible solutions for ‘sports for social inclusion’ in Uzbekistan.
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Complementing gut instincts with an evidence based approach
Creating a logical evidence based plan to get buy in an institutional platform that connects colleges to its students.
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Value mapping tool for ‘Change management’
Aligning individual and organizational values to challenge the status quo within a large organization
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Enhancing livelihood opportunities for craftsmen through systematic improvements in their current work
Using Improvement Triggers in combination with other tools to refine an existing portfolio of craft products made by banana fibre artisans.
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Evidence Planning to ‘Stretch your Thinking’
Using the evidence planning tool during the early stages of a project looking to adopt crowd-funding mechanisms to support citizen led initiatives.
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Charting the journey and critical milestones of a new system being implemented
Critical Tasks List used in tandem with other tools to re-define roles of various stakholders on a project and mapping them to new a programme schedule
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Redefining key audiences and gain clarity on outreach strategies for UNWomen
Using Personas tool to understand core characteristics of different groups who would be interested in engaging with UNWomen’s online programme.
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Collectively imagining new audiences and techniques to reach them
Thinking Hats used in combination with other tools to collectively co-create a plan and goals for the new year.
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Identifying solutions to boost individual and team performance
Understanding the underlying causes that hinder organizational performance in order to structure a coordinated change programme.
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Creating a culturally sensitive social business with artisans in Sao Paulo
Introducing foundations of business thinking to a community of artisans dedicated to preserving their local craft and culture.
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Creating and organizing candid conversations with Interview Guide and Question ladder
Constructing different strategies for in-depth conversations with Cambodian government officials to evaluate how appropriate they were to be a part of a social marketing campaign.